BI Practice Director
Location: US, TX, HOUSTON
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Director
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Information Technology and Services
Function: Information Technology

Company profile:
Visual BI is one of the leading and fastest growing firms focusing exclusively on BI &amp; Analytics. Our offerings cover end-to-end BI services, industry and domain-specific solutions, custom visualization controls (SAP Dashboards and SAP Design Studio) and cloud-based analytics.Headquartered in Plano, Texas, Visual BI has won recognition from customers for driving high-touch engagements driven by our team of platinum-level experts, an agile delivery model and innovative solutions.Highlights:* Ranked by CIOReview as one of the Top 100 Big Data Companies in the US* Dedicated Visual BI Labs facility in San Antonio, TX, to support R&amp;D and innovations* Partnerships with established vendors such as SAP, TIBCO Spotfire, Tableau and MongoDB* A culture that encourages to look forward and think aheadMission: Our Goal is to become one of the leading firms worldwide in terms of brand recall &amp; excellence in the field of Business Intelligence &amp; Analytics by driving BI adoption with our innovative analytical solutions and applications.

Job description:
This role is primarily to farm and grow our Houston, TX based clients and prospects Build Visual BI's BI Center of Excellence and BI Practice Competencies Become Integral Part of Visual BI's Vision to be the Best BI Consulting and Solutions Firm Execute BI Strategy by leveraging SAP BW and HANA capabilities as Enterprise Data Warehouse(EDW). Provide solutions architecture oversight for new development projects in support of our client's BI programBuild Project Plan timelines and Ensure BI Project Executions to those timelines and budget. Ensure adoption of best-in-class practices and standards for development, support, quality control and documentationWork with stakeholders to analyze business requirements, and define target SAP BI/BW solution architecture and associated technical specifications &amp; implementation planLead large cross functional teams including client staff and implementation team to accomplish successful completion of one or more solution requirements, architecture, or implementation deliverablesExcellent BI Thought Leadership and Content writing for Blogs and Visual BI News Letters Write Detailed and Descriptive Proposals, Statement of Work (SOW), and Project Plans Manage and Develop of Visual BI team of Consultants and Developers Work independently with minimal supervisionWill be required to commit to 50% travel to client locations and is negotiable for right candidates  

Requirements:
5+ Years of Experience in Managing BI Projects and Enterprise BI Architecture 10+ years of hands-on experience in multiple SAP BW developments2+ Years of hands-on experience in HANA Modelling Experience with Modeling and Architecting for Non SAP Datasources Oil and Gas Industry Experience Travel to Client Locations as Client Engagement Partner / Solutions Director Business Objects Experience Visualizations Tools Experience (TIBCO Spotfire)  

Benefits:
Excellent Pay Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&amp;D, Dependent Life, Short Term and Long Term Disability Benefits401(k) plan administered through employee fiduciaryGenerous communication allowance (mobile / internet / data charges)